Reflections on vulvar tumors, lymphatic drainage, and sentinel lymph node biopsy

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-154

  Moore, David H ^a  

^a Gynecologic Oncology of Indiana   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOCELE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VULVA CARCINOMA; VULVA TUMOR; VULVECTOMY; WOUND COMPLICATION;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84872847837     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.12.042     Document Type: Editorial

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